Morlock Night vs The End of Eternity: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Alternate History, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction
Morlock Night
An unwitting participant in the mission to restore Excalibur to its rightful owner who comes awake only when England needs to be rescued, the narrator of this dark farcical romp is enlisted by Merlin to try to save the…
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The End of Eternity
The story of temporal engineers who meta-regulate the history of humanity through the centuries, eliminating risk, adventure, and space travel in the process. One man rebels in order to save the existence of someone he…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The End of Eternity highest: The End of Eternity 4.2 · Morlock Night 3.4.
- The End of Eternity is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Morlock Night.
- The End of Eternity has the widest readership — 64703 ratings behind its score.
- Morlock Night runs the darker storyline; The End of Eternity stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The End of Eternity
≈ 3h vs 6h for Morlock Night
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The End of Eternity
64703 ratings vs 1083 for Morlock Night
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The End of Eternity
4.2 vs 3.4 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Morlock Night
a darker storyline than The End of Eternity
Want something lighter?
The End of Eternity
an easier tone than Morlock Night
Scores by source
| Morlock Night | The End of Eternity | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (1083) | 4.2 (64703) |
| Hardcover | 2.5 (2) | 4.2 (326) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (87) |
Reception
| Morlock Night | The End of Eternity | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1083 | 64703 |
| Editions | 7 | 62 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1413 | 56034 |
| Reading it now | 34 | 2446 |
| Written reviews | 133 | 4266 |
| Wikipedia attention | 452 | 3365 |
| Pages | 336 | 191 |